Celebrate Brooklyn! Is Set for Its 40th Year
An opening night concert by the uncommonly talented Common will launch the 40th anniversary edition of Celebrate Brooklyn! The lineup of singers and musicians that... read article
Articles by David K. Moseder
Spotlight On… Sarah Weiss, the Kings Theatre’s Queen of Marketing
As a teenager Sarah Weiss had a “love for listening to and playing music, [which] got me interested in concerts,” she tells Brooklyn Roads. Early... read article
R&B Artist Adrian Daniel: Determined to “Claim My City”
While growing up in East Flatbush and Brownsville, Adrian Daniel heard “all types of music playing around the house,” he tells Brooklyn Roads. Classic rock... read article
February: A Short Month That’s Long on the Music We Love
For lovers of great music, every day in February is Valentine’s Day in Brooklyn. The year’s shortest month is long on great sounds from local... read article
Artists Who Lit Up Our Radar Screen in 2017
Over the course of the past 12 months, Brooklyn Roads interviewed a diverse group of Brooklyn-based artists, some fairly new on the scene and others... read article
Nicole Atkins Says “Goodnight Rhonda Lee”…
There has always been an element of soul in Nicole Atkins’ voice. On her new album, Goodnight Rhonda Lee, she wears it on her sleeve.... read article
Benjamin Cartel Incorporates Diverse Influences in His Music
As a child, Benjamin Cartel watched his aunts and uncles “singing and playing joyfully” at family gatherings, which “had profound influence on me. I thought... read article
Brooklyn Voices: There’s No Place Like Here for the Holidays
The holiday season will soon be in full swing, and we’re thankful to be living in a borough with such bountiful music choices. In the... read article
M Shanghai String Band Performs at the 2017 Brooklyn Americana Folk Festival Stage At Brooklyn Bridge Park photo by Alexa Hoyer
Variety and Authenticity Highlight Brooklyn Americana Music Festival
There were many standout performances at this year’s Brooklyn Americana Music Festival (September 22-24). Festival Founder Jan Bell, whose own band, The Maybelles, played at... read article
Jan Bell Leads Brooklyn’s Americana Music Renaissance
It’s been a long journey, geographically and culturally, for Jan Bell, founder and artistic director of the Brooklyn Americana Music Festival. She grew up in... read article